Background
Newell, William Henry was born on April 16, 1854 in Durham, Maine, United States. Son of William R. and Susannah K. (Weeks) Newell.
Newell, William Henry was born on April 16, 1854 in Durham, Maine, United States. Son of William R. and Susannah K. (Weeks) Newell.
Graduate Farmington (Maine) State Normal School.
Admitted to Maine bar, 1878, and began practice at Lewiston. City solicitor, Lewiston, 1890. Mayor of Lewiston 4 terms to 1902.
County attorney Androscoggin County, 1892-1894.
Judge of Probate Court, 1905-1913, and since 1919. President Manufacturers National Bank of Lewiston.
Vice president Androscoggin & Kennebec Railway Company.
Mason.
Married Ida F. Plummer, September 20, 1883. Children: Gladys East. (Mistress Daniel T. Drummond), Dorothy (Mistress Roscoe East. Halliday).